Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n.
   The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness;
   aptitude; willingness.

         They received the word with all readiness of mind.
                                                  --Acts xvii.
                                                  11.

   Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude;
        promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness;
        dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See {Facility}.

Source : WordNet®

readiness
     n 1: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
          action (especially military action); "putting them in
          readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
          [syn: {preparedness}, {preparation}]
     2: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"
     3: (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a
        particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve
        problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler
        solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the
        wrong set" [syn: {set}]
     4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
        facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane
        Austen [syn: {facility}]